Dr Barbara Bechter's Outputs (2)

Institutions or resources and capabilities? Explaining engagement in European sectoral social dialogue (2021)
Journal Article
Prosser, T., Bechter, B., Galetto, M., Weber, S., & Larsson, B. (2022). Institutions or resources and capabilities? Explaining engagement in European sectoral social dialogue. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 43(3), 1420-1439. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x211016052

We analyse social partner engagement in European sectoral social dialogue, testing two prominent theories to disentangle sector and country dynamics: institutional and resources and capabilities theories. While institutional theory accounted for cert... Read More about Institutions or resources and capabilities? Explaining engagement in European sectoral social dialogue.

Opening the black box: actors and interactions shaping European sectoral social dialogue (2021)
Journal Article
Bechter, B., Weber, S., Galetto, M., Larsson, B., & Prosser, T. (2021). Opening the black box: actors and interactions shaping European sectoral social dialogue. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 27(3), 269-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596801211000012

This article highlights the importance of organizational resources and individual capabilities for interactions and relationships among social partners in European sectoral social dialogue committees (SSDCs). We use an actor-centred approach to inves... Read More about Opening the black box: actors and interactions shaping European sectoral social dialogue.